About Us

You Name It Events was founded in 2010 with a vision to provide the kind of impeccable service that everyone deserves. We care about what you care about: gathering all of your favorite people together to celebrate the joys of life. We are honored when people choose us to walk with them through their life’s most important days and we take that responsibility seriously. (But not too seriously because the best way to work hard is to have fun doing it…) We want to get to know you and want you to know us and know that you can trust us with your most important days. We care about the details, we care about the big picture, we care about the people involved and our work demonstrates that care & professionalism. Every client. Every time.

MEET OUR TEAM

We only pick the BEST people, because we want all of our clients to have their BEST. DAY. EVER.

Leanne

founder & principal event designer

pizza connoisseur (Deep dish is best.)

order > disorder

hard workin’ girl boss

best auntie ever to 1 niece and 5 nephews

BA – Carthage, MA – SJSU

Taylor

former YNI apprentice turned Client Account Manager

sings & dances like a champ

YNI’s first in-house model (ask her about her fancy feet!)

when she’s not at work, look for her at the lake/river/camping

kitty-mama to Theodore & Eleanor

switched to the venue side for awhile but we got her back!

BA – NIU

Susan

smart as a whip and super organized to boot

problem solver extraordinaire

loved her own simple but super fun wedding – ask her about less as more

boy mom of 2 sweet sons , wife of 1 excellent husband

also a Regional Director with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship

BA – Carthage

Jenifer

artist & painter with a great eye for design & style

YNI winter wedding bride – ask her why winter is an awesome time to get married!

boy mom of 2 great sons , wife of 1 awesome husband

can’t say no to red wine (and why would she anyway?)

teaches high school so she can wrangle even the wildest of wedding parties

BA – U of I, MA – NIU

Danielle

social worker keeps everyone calm during the stress of the BIG day

makes a killer charcuterie platter

learned customer service through waitressing (no better way, right?)

dog-mom to an adorable pup named Griffin

planned & hosted a beautiful farm wedding that is featured on Style Me Pretty

BA – Dominican, MSW – IUPUI

Kristy

mom of 4(!) kiddos, so we know she can multitask (Just don’t ask her for more juice, 100x/day is the limit on that alright.)

also kicks butt at her own business – ROUNDTRIP car service

also (side) hustles like nobody’s business as a online resale queen

master breakfast casserole & chocolate chip cookie maker

part of the inaugural YNI couple: her fall Hotel Baker wedding was beautiful

Danielle

recent YNI newlywed who honeymooned in Bali like a boss

also works as Buyer for Ace Hardware

super stylish & looks good in anything but would never describe herself that way because she’s modest, yo.

dog-mom to a super cutie named Maya

just the right combo of sweet & sassy to get the job done

BA – Dominican University & MA – Lewis University

Shereene

also works in marketing – consider her your in-house lunchmeat expert

the BEST person to visit a new restaurant with: check out her insta @NewJointCity

cool as a cucumber no matter the situation

can make friends with literally anyone

rocked her YNI destination NOLA wedding with a surprise Second Line

BA – Columbia College Chicago

ABOUT OUR APPRENTICES

Megan: Fall 2017

currently studying hospitality management at COD

digs planning with imagination in mind, and did so for her own recent DIY wedding (it was on a boat, yo! SO cool.)

moonlights as a troubadour. travel + music = Megan’s other loves

always has her home state of West Virginia on her mind

manages to magically combine free-spirit tendencies with organization

Special thanks to all of our previous apprentices for their hard work and dedication!